URBAN FARMER“An edible yard that brings the

pollinators home”

Maggie CrowleyDecember 02, 2016

MSU / Plant Biosciences Building / Room 108

Performance

High use of edible plants

High use of pollinator - friendly plants

High maintenance

Low water use reduction

69%

63%(118%)

5-7hours

40%

Schematic Plan

driveway

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street

house

sidewalksidewalk

Surface Type Diagram

parcel size: 9852 square feet

roof

pervious hardscape

concrete & asphalt

56%

44%

36.5%

29%

34.5%

hardscape

vegetated

Vegetation Diagram

MT native grass mix

Shrub / perennial

Edible / herb

Turf

Cues to Care Diagram

Thin mow-strip

Mow strip used as informal path

Workstation

other cues to care observed:•fences•mown turf•visible, crisp edges defining bordersof patches•colorful flowers

Model - front yard

Model - back yard

Model - side yards

Tea Time

Tea Time is an aesthically-pleasing, functional raised bed. Entertain your guests with a fresh cup of tea, straight from the garden. ($300-$1400) Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

• attracts bees & butterflies • drought tolerant • soothing herbal tea, minty

Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)

• attracts bees & butterflies • calming herbal tea, sweet

Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)

• attracts butterflies • drought tolerant • immune system - boosting tea, floral taste

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Strawberry Salad Patch is a great alternative to traditional groundcovers that gets your kids interested in homegrown foods. ($40-$100)

Strawberry Salad Patch

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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Spinach (Spinacea oleracea)

Strawberry (Fragaria spp.)

Exploratory Path

Exploratory path... more than just a shortcut to the house.

($100-$300)

1. DIY path 3. Idaho Fescue 5. Lewis’s Flax 7. Pale Purple Coneflower 9. Basin Wildrye (Festuca idahoensis) (Linum lewisii) (Echinacea angustifolia) (Leymus cinereus)2. Yarrow 4. Blue Grama 6. Slender Wheatgrass 8. Bluebunch Wheatgrass 10. Smooth Aster(Achillea millefolium) (Bouteloua gracilis) (Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus) (Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata) (Aster laevis)

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Comparing Performance - Water

Performance Baseline Urban Farmer gallons / month used

gallons / month over or under allowance

cost / month for irrigation

25,200

4,150

$122

10,100

10,950

$52

Comparing Performance - Vegetation / Soil

Performance Baseline Urban Farmer total vegetated

coverage = edible

total vegetated coverage =

pollinator-friendly

property value increase / year

gallons of stormwater interception / year

0%

19%

$260

600

69%

63%

$730

7,800

Comparing Performance - Human Health &Well-Being

Benefit Baseline Urban Farmer view from windowsRestorative covered porches covered porchesspaces raised beds

MT native plantsCulturally significant turfgrass Bluebunch Wheatgrassplants turfgrass

Learning none Plug-and-playsopportunities

covered porchesHuman comfort covered porches work areazones turf area turf area edible areaPlay spaces turf area turf area nature playground

Comparing Performance - Materials & Energy

Performance Baseline Urban Farmer pounds of fertilizer applied to turf / year

hours / year spent mowing turf

yearly CO2 emissions from mowing turf (lbs)

25

20

433

5

4.5

27

Making Urban Farmer a realityUpfront plant costs Maintenance

Soil

Pollinator homes

Urban Farmer“An edible yard that brings the

pollinators home”

THANK YOUQUESTIONS? / COMMENTS?

Maggie CrowleyMSU / Advanced Landscape Design / Fall 2016

THE MINIMALIST“Spend less time and money taking care of your landscape and simply enjoy it.”

Haley CravenDecember 2, 2016

MSU / Plant Bioscience Building / Room 108

Design Concept:

This design is based upon the rotation of seasons

throughout a landscape and having seasonal interest every

direction you look.

It uses curvilinear form to cre-ate the idea of the cycle

through the different seasons.

THE MINIMALISTPERFORMANCE goals and benefits

• Site management through plant diversity

• Drought tolerant plant species -Most found in the City of Bozeman Planting and Outdoor Watering Guide• Small but high impact on

human senses

Sources: City of Bozeman Outdoor Watering Guide

THE MINIMALISTEXISTING plan view

• No biodiversity• Alley loaded• Small setbacks

THE MINIMALISTPROPOSED plan view

• 100% turf reduction• Human function• Layers of plantings

THE MINIMALISTPROPOSED schematic design

• 100% turf reduction• Human function• Layers of plantings

• Curvilinear design• On ground plane, tree

placements, hardscape

THE MINIMALIST

• 46540 gallons of water used a month

-Over EPA Water Budget monthly allowance by 38659 gallons• Existing tree benefits -1700 gallons storm water intercepted/year -470 lbs of CO2 reduction -Increases property value $94.22• 170 square feet of relaxation

space in front yard/side of house

• 1892 gallons of water used a month

-Under EPA Water Budget monthly allowance by 5989 gallons• New tree benefits -1900 more gallons storm water intercepted/year -886 more pounds of CO2 sequestration -Increases property value $258.31 • Additional 137 square feet of

relaxation space in back yard

PROPOSED design performance

BEFORE AFTER

APPLICATION ideas

THE MINIMALIST

1) SunnyBoulevard

2) Turf-LessFrontyard

4) ShadedBackyard

3) ShelteredProperty Line

• Plug into own landscape• Sun levels, locations, area sizes• Drought tolerant with seasonal interest

1) SUNNY boulevard

THE MINIMALIST

WINTER

Plan NTS

• Low maintenance• Can still shovel snow• Still “grassy” boulevard

Plan NTS

THE MINIMALIST2) TURF-LESS frontyard

SPRING

• Continual flowering• Creates privacy• Plant layers• Conventional plants

in different way

THE MINIMALIST3) SHELTERED property line

SUMMER

Plan NTS

• Collaboration with neighbors

• Shade tolerant• Low growing

THE MINIMALIST4) SHADY backyard

FALL

Plan NTS

• Added privacy• Trees help with seclusion• Low maintenance and

more usable• Always shaded

THE MINIMALIST

THANK YOU!

THE SURVIVORThe survivor is a design concept meant to allow the homeowner the ability to produce food and medicinal plants on their property with minimal water consumption and labor input. Native plants are prioritized over non-natives in the spirit of creating a more region-specific urban forage experience.

The homeowner should have the ability to produce their own food but not feel constrained by the need to.

Fun, exploratory elements such as a mushroom garden, or forage patio can be implemented as site conditions allow but do not directly contribute to the central themes of independence and sustainability.

Elizabeth RitchieHORT 432

December 02, 2016

MSUPlant Biosciences Building

Room 108

The design performance targets for this scenario were set with the central themes in mind.Water usage is kept at a minimum while pollinator friendly and edible plants were maxi-mized to support sustainability and resource independence. Maintenance needs are min-imized so that the urban food production efforts didn’t take over the home-owner’s life, leaving no room for other activities.

This site is generally very shaded, being a narrow parcel between two other two story houses. However, it does get a large amount of morning and evening sun at its East and West ends, respectively.

Another noteworthy charcteristic is the roof runnof, most of which is put out on the two northern downspouts of the structure. The figures below are representative of the volumes expected from a .5” rain event.

The Plant Pallet and hydrozone layout were informed by the site opportunities, specifically the amount of sun and availability of water. Some zones were created for exploratory purposes or to tie in with the surrounding aesthetic vernacular.

Raised or in-ground vegetable boxes are a simple and effective way to integrate vegetable production into the urban landscape while still maintaining a clean and put-together aesthetic.

This vegetable box design uses easily accessible materials and a more water-conscious and easily maintained plant pallet to keep costs to the homeowner down while still looking good.

You will need: 4’x11’ of space, 44 9x18 cinder blocks, 2 yd3 of topsoil, vegetable seeds or transplants, 10’ of drip irrigation line, and approximately 41.6 gallons of water per growing season.

For best sunlight penetration make sure the rows go north-south and, if you have a variety of crops, to plant smaller/shorter crops closer to the direction the sun is mostly coming from (in this case, the west).

The design of this element strives to provide a place where people can move through at their leasure and peruse some of the more easily acessable edibles.

Existing plant material was used as much as possible to reduce the extra irrigation required during establishment and the need to weed the area left for the plant to attain maturity.

Adding tree cover, even in shaded areas will help to reduce water needs of the plants below.

These perennial bed strips along the side of the house provide some additional privacy to the homeowner as well as aesthetic cohesion with some of the other typical plantings in the area, albiet applied to a larger area.

Colorful endcaps to the strips take advantege of the more plentiful sun in addition to providing a pop of brightness.

SCENARIOS FEATURES & PERFORMANCES

legend-

medium use ofedible/medicinal

plants

low use ofedible/medicinal

plants

high water use reduction

medium water use reduction

low water use reduction

high use ofnative plants

medium use ofnative plants

low use ofnative plants

high use ofpollinator friendly

plants

medium use ofpollinator friendly

plants

low use ofpollinator friendly

plants

high use ofedible/medicinal

plants

high amountof open space

medium amountof open space

low amountof open space

low maintenance

highmaintenance

mediummaintenance

highup-front

costs

mediumup-front

costs

lowup-front

costs

highbio-diversity

mediumbio-diversity

lowbio-diversity

high year-round interest

medium year-round interest

low year-round interest

high water use reduction (81%)high edible vegetation (84%)6+ hours / week maint.

SUSTAINABILITY | INDEPENDENCE | CONSERVATION

PERFORMANCE TARGETS WATER SMART VEGETABLE BOXES

URBAN FORAGE BACKYARD

URBAN FORAGE SIDEYARD

SITE OPPORTUNITIES

HYDROZONES

PLANT PALLET

Drip Irrigation(approximately 10.4gal/mo)

Big Boys(30” row spacing, 15” from edges)CabbageBroccoliCauliflowerBrussels Sprouts

Cinder blocks

Amended Topsoil(add mulch to retain moisture)

My Children(3” row spacing, 12” from edges)TurnipsOnionsSpinach

Incorporate Existing Mature Plant Material

Water Smart & Shade Tolerant Plant Species

Canadian Violet(edible flowers)

Lewis Monkeyflower(attracts pollinators)

Wood Strawberry(edible fruits)

Drought & Shade Tolerant Plant SpeciesCanadian Red Chokecherry(edible fruits)Canadian Violet(edible flowers)Round-leaf Heuchera(medicinal properties)Catnip(attracts cats)

Activate the Space

Drought & Shade Tolerant Plant SpeciesGolden Currant(edible fruits)Canadian Violet(edible flowers)Round-leaf Heuchera(medicinal properties)

Linear Form Incorporates Existing Contextual Style and Parcel Layout

Drought Tolerant Plant Species

Yarrow(attracts pollinators)

Arrowleaf Balsamroot(edible root)Goldenrod

(medicinal properties)Stonecrop

(attracts pollinators)Bitterroot(edible root)

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8’4’2’1’0’

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8’4’2’1’0’

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